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Job 29:16-18

16 I was a father to the needy;
I took up the case of the stranger.

17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
and snatched the victims from their teeth.

18 “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house,
my days as numerous as the grains of sand.

Cross References for Job 29:16-18

Genesis 45:8 - “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his e... Click to read the verse Genesis 45:8 Click to read the verse Genesis 45:8

Genesis 39:19 - When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,”... Click to read the verse Genesis 39:19 Click to read the verse Genesis 39:19

Judges 17:10 - Then Micah said to him, “Live with me and be my father and priest, and I’ll give you ten shekel... Click to read the verse Judges 17:10 Click to read the verse Judges 17:10

Exodus 18:21 - But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest... Click to read the verse Exodus 18:21 Click to read the verse Exodus 18:21

Exodus 18:26 - They served as judges for the people at all times. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, b... Click to read the verse Exodus 18:26 Click to read the verse Exodus 18:26

1 Kings 3:16-28 - A Wise Ruling Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. Click to read the verse 1 Kings 3:16-28 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 3:16-28

James 1:27 - Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and w... Click to read the verse James 1:27 Click to read the verse James 1:27

Ezekiel 18:17 - He withholds his hand from sin and takes no usury or excessive interest. He keeps my laws and f... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:17 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:17

Deuteronomy 13:14 - then you must inquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly. And if it is true and it has been p... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 13:14 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 13:14

Deuteronomy 17:8-10 - Law Courts If cases come before your courts that are too difficult for you to judge—whether blo... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 17:8-10 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 17:8-10

Psalms 68:5 - A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. Click to read the verse Psalms 68:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 68:5

Proverbs 25:2 - It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. Click to read the verse Proverbs 25:2 Click to read the verse Proverbs 25:2

Proverbs 18:13 - He who answers before listening— that is his folly and his shame. Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:13 Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:13

2 Samuel 14:8 - The king said to the woman, “Go home, and I will issue an order in your behalf.” Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 14:8 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 14:8

Job 31:18 - but from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my birth I guided the widow— Click to read the verse Job 31:18 Click to read the verse Job 31:18

Ezra 10:16 - So the exiles did as was proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, one from... Click to read the verse Ezra 10:16 Click to read the verse Ezra 10:16

Ezra 6:1 - The Decree of Darius King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives stored... Click to read the verse Ezra 6:1 Click to read the verse Ezra 6:1

Esther 2:7 - Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor... Click to read the verse Esther 2:7 Click to read the verse Esther 2:7

Job 24:4 - They thrust the needy from the path and force all the poor of the land into hiding. Click to read the verse Job 24:4 Click to read the verse Job 24:4

Ephesians 5:1 - Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:1 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:1

Proverbs 29:7 - The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:7 Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:7